Brennan Center for Justice: When Secretaries of State and Other Voters Move

"If address changes were automated, permanent, and portable, eligible movers would have their [Indiana] voting records updated automatically, and not face rejection from the ballot box come Election Day."

The entire article, without commenting, is at http://www.brennancenter.org/blog/archives/when_secretaries_of_state_move/ 

Don't forget to renew your voter registration if you move before the next election day.

 
Remember, "voting turnout and activism means spreading the word!"

IndyStar.com: Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White indicted, faces 7 felony counts

"The state’s top election official will face seven felony counts, including voter fraud, perjury and theft, a special prosecutor said today.
Secretary of State Charlie White was accused of intentionally voting in the wrong precinct during the May 2010 primary, a potential felony.
White turned himself in at the Hamilton County Jail Thursday afternoon and was released after posting $10,000 bond.
If ultimately convicted of a felony, White would have to give up the position that he won by a wide margin over Democrat Vop Osili in November’s election."

The entire article, with commenting, is at http://www.indystar.com/article/201103031500/NEWS/110303019 

It should be noted in these days of Republican voting rights reforms, that Mr. White was an elected official at the time of the alleged offences, and is still a Republican as Indiana Secretary of State (the state's highest election official.)


Remember, "voting turnout and activism means spreading the word!"

Important "voter ID" law is in the U.S. Court of Appeals

The Brennan Center for Justice provides legal assistance and support for court cases involving elections. They have filed an amicus brief in reference to a very important case pending in Indiana, that requires voters to present a voter ID at the polling place to be eligible to vote. The brief addresses voter fraud implications in the case, in opposition to voter ID's. Here is Brennan Center's story on where they stand:

The Brennan Center filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit challenging the constitutionality of an Indiana law requiring citizens to present photo ID as a condition of voting. In its amicus brief, the Brennan Center argued that impersonation fraud is an extremely unlikely and unsubstantiated occurrence that can be prevented without requiring a photo ID, and that the Indiana law fails to address more common forms of voter fraud. The Center's brief marshalled the best evidence on individual voter fraud and catalogued the practices in other states for preventing voter fraud without resorting to photo ID. On January 4, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in an opinion authored by Judge Posner, upheld the lower court decision and found that the state law did not unduly burden the right to vote. Plaintiffs were denied a rehearing en banc on April 5, 2007.

On July 2, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, which was granted on September 25, 2007. The Brennan Center and others filed an amicus brief in support of Petitioners on November 13, 2007. Oral argument is scheduled for January 9, 2008.